Defence State Minister Sarah Mateke is dead – The Kampala Report

Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, the State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, is dead, the Kampala Report has learnt.

Mateke died at Mengo Hospital in Kampala on Saturday morning. However, the cause of her death is not yet known.

The news has been received with shock from her ministry, government, relatives and friends.

More details are to follow.

Mateke until the recent Cabinet reshuffle served as the State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs before she transferred to the Defense docket and Balaam Barugahara appointed in her place.

She was brn in the Chahi subcounty, Kisoro District in the Kigezi region to Philemon Mateke and Joy Rwanfizi Mateka. She is the third born of six in the family.

Her father was a politician, a former State Minister for regional affairs and the mother was a professional teacher.

Nyirabashitsi attended Seseme Integrate School then Maryhill High School Mbarara for her secondary education. She joined Bugema University and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Se also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the same University and a Postgraduate diploma in Public Administration and Management from Uganda Christian University.